Freestyle Fresco, by Scott Masson

Freestyle Fresco

by Scott Masson

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1.	Honest Gentleman 01:05	info	buy track
2.	Let It Be My Epitaph 01:42	info	buy track
3.	Iron Ring 01:54	info	buy track
4.	RV3 Reflux 00:40	info	buy track
5.	Captain Jizz 03:21	info	buy track
6.	Daggers by the Dozen 04:19	info	buy track
7.	Coins 01:43	info	buy track
8.	The Smell of Money 01:24	info	buy track
9.	Erector Set 01:28	info	buy track
10.	Distorted Dinosaur 04:19	info	buy track
11.	Scarf and Barf 00:32	info	buy track
12.	Basement Classical 02:38	info	buy track
13.	Mouth 04:03	info	buy track
14.	Winter Head 02:56	info	buy track
15.	Tall Stranger 01:41	info	buy track
16.	King of Burlington 04:57	info	buy track

about

Although these are not my earliest recordings, “Freestyle Fresco” represents my first attempts at “songwriting” and audio collage. It’s also the first time in my life I was able to construct a large body of original material that shared common lyrical themes, musical styles, instrumental colors, and production choices. The naiveté and rawness on this album was not an aesthetic “choice”; it was natural. I was 16 years old, and I didn’t fully understand “craft”, revision, polishing, or editing. I’d just set up my two mics, quickly write a song in my head, twist the knobs on my Boss RV3, and “improvise” the instrumental parts while the cassette tape was rolling. The same went for my lyrics and vocals. Since I had never really written proper songs before this point, all of my words, vocal melodies, and images would just present themselves on the spot…in sort of a “freestyle” fashion. The music would always dictate how my vocals were performed. I can compare the entire process to painting a mural on wet plaster…like creating a traditional “fresco”. No time to think, second-guess oneself, or over-analyze logistics. Just work extremely fast, don’t make too many decisions, keep the mistakes in, and commit to the first idea that pops in your head. This is truly music from the sub-conscious. - Scott

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released September 19, 1996

All songs written and recorded by Scott Masson. Recorded on a Tascam 4-track in a basement and bedroom, Milford, MI. ©1996 Public Treatments (ASCAP).

Tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, and 15 are the original cassette mixes done in 1996 (the original master tapes were lost, taped-over, or damaged).
Tracks 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, and 16 were mixed in 2023.

All instruments, vocals, and sounds by Scott Masson.

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